The last temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis(
Book
)24
editions published
between
1960
and
2015
in
English
and held by
2,706 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this story, Jesus is presented as both fully human and fully divine, free of sin but subject to all temptations

Kazantzakis : politics of the spirit by Peter Bien(
)34
editions published
between
1989
and
2016
in
English
and held by
2,529 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Putting Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis's output into the context of his lifelong spiritual quest and the turbulent politics
of 20th century Greece, this title argues that he was a deeply flawed genius. It covers his life after 1938, the period in
which he wrote 'Zorba the Greek' and 'The Last Temptation of Christ'

Report to Greco by Nikos Kazantzakis(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1965
and
2001
in
English
and held by
1,543 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Disarmingly personal and intensely philosophical, Report to Greco is a fictionalized account of Greek philosopher and writer
Nikos Kazantzakis's own life, a sort of intellectual autobiography that leads readers through his wide-ranging observations
on everything from the Hegelian dialectic to the nature of human existence, all framed as a report to the Spanish Renaissance
painter El Greco. The assuredness of Kazantzakis's prose and the nimbleness of his thinking as he grapples with life's essential
questions'who are we, and how should we be in the world''will inspire awe and more than a little reflection from readers seeking
to answer these questions for themselves

The selected letters of Nikos Kazantzakis by Nikos Kazantzakis(
)7
editions published
between
2011
and
2012
in
English
and held by
1,281 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"The life of Nikos Kazantzakis--the author of Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ--was as colorful and eventful
as his fiction. And nowhere is his life revealed more fully or surprisingly than in his letters. Edited and translated by
Kazantzakis scholar Peter Bien, this is the most comprehensive selection of Kazantzakis's letters in any language. One of
the most important Greek writers of the twentieth century, Kazantzakis (1883-1957) participated in or witnessed some of the
most extraordinary events of his times, including both world wars and the Spanish and Greek civil wars. As a foreign correspondent,
an official in several Greek governments, and a political and artistic exile, he led a relentlessly nomadic existence, living
in France, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Soviet Union, and England. He visited the Versailles Peace
Conference, attended the tenth-anniversary celebration of the Bolshevik Revolution, interviewed Mussolini and Franco, and
briefly served as a Greek cabinet minister--all the while producing a stream of novels, poems, plays, travel writing, autobiography,
and translations. The letters collected here touch on almost every aspect of Kazantzakis's rich and tumultuous life, and show
the genius of a man who was deeply attuned to the artistic, intellectual, and political events of his times."--Publisher's
website

Modern Greek writers: Solomos, Calvos, Matesis, Palamas, Cavafy, Kazantzakis, Seferis, Elytis by Edmund Keeley(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1972
and
1973
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,172 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
The literary renaissance of Modern Greece is the subject of essays by ten critics and scholars on the theme, "Modern Greek
Literature and it European Background." From Zissimos Lorenzatos' discussion of the nineteenth- century poet Solomos to Peter
Bien's analysis of Kazantznkis' fervent demoticism, they give evidence of the creative activity that has been going on as
Greek writers in all genres turn outward to Europe and inward to their own culture to form a unique modern literature. Originally
published in 1972. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original
texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library
is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University
Press since its founding in 1905

Nikos Kazantzakis by Peter Bien(
Book
)24
editions published
between
1972
and
1995
in
4
languages
and held by
775 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Constantine Cavafy by Peter Bien(
Book
)16
editions published
between
1964
and
1983
in
5
languages
and held by
752 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

L.P. Hartley by Peter Bien(
Book
)24
editions published
between
1961
and
1963
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
473 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Zorba the Greek by Nikos Kazantzakis(
Book
)5
editions published
in
2014
in
English and Greek, Modern
and held by
216 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
First published in 1946, "Zorba the Greek," is, on one hand, the story of a Greek working man named Zorba, a passionate lover
of life, the unnamed narrator who he accompanies to Crete to work in a lignite mine, and the men and women of the town where
they settle. On the other hand it is the story of God and man, The Devil and the Saints; the struggle of men to find their
souls and purpose in life and it is about love, courage and faith

Demotic Greek by Peter Bien(
Book
)23
editions published
between
1972
and
1983
in
3
languages
and held by
187 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Greek modernism and beyond : essays in honor of Peter Bien by Dēmētrēs Tziovas(
Book
)8
editions published
in
1997
in
English
and held by
180 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In this volume, scholars from three continents provide a framework in which developments in prose, poetry, and drama can be
studied together. The contributors seek to redefine the contours of Greek modernism, to reassess its impact on Greek culture,
and to explore the fringes of the movement. Special attention is paid to the role of the avant-garde in Greece and the emergence
of postmodern trends in Greek culture. Greek Modernism and Beyond is valuable reading for students and scholars of Greek and
European literature

Demotic Greek I by Peter Bien(
Book
)9
editions published
between
1972
and
1984
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
141 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

A century of Greek poetry : 1900-2000 by Peter Bien(
Book
)9
editions published
in
2004
in
English and Greek, Modern
and held by
118 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This unique bilingual anthology presents the achievements of Greek poetry in the 20th century. Included are 109 poets and
456 poems, with the Greek original and the English translation on opposite pages. Included are the internationally recognized
C.P. Cavafy, the Nobel Prize winners George Seferis and Odysseus Elytis, as well as all the major Greek poets of the 20th
century. Many of the poems in the Greek original and many translations are published for the first time. The four editors,
all award winning authors and translators, not only selected the poems but also have translated many of them. In all 63 translators
contributed their work to this anthology. Also, included are Kimon Friar's unpublished corrections/modifications to his original
translations. -- Cosmos Publishing